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呪物
じゅぶつ
1. [n]
▶ fetish (object believed to have supernatural powers)
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2832902 諸物【しょぶつ】 2. fetish



History:
3. A 2023-09-26 01:46:06  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2023-09-25 23:42:18  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijs: 超自然的な霊威や呪力をもつとされて神聖視される物。
wiki: A fetish is an object believed to have supernatural powers, or in particular, a human-made object that has power over others.
collins (fetish): something, esp an inanimate object, that is believed in certain cultures to be the embodiment or habitation of a spirit or magical powers
  Comments:
Thank you for your contribution. The formatting is fine.
This doesn't look like a separate sense to me. Daijs' entry describes a fetish. And it seems that the 呪物 in Jujutsu Kaisen are fetishes that happen to be cursed.
Probably worth adding a short definition to distinguish it from the sexual meaning.
  Diff:
@@ -12,5 +12 @@
-<gloss>fetish</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<gloss>cursed object</gloss>
+<gloss>fetish (object believed to have supernatural powers)</gloss>
1. A* 2023-09-24 10:31:38  Arnold Fuentes <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/呪物/

https://hinative.com/questions/17758529

https://jujutsu-kaisen.fandom.com/wiki/Cursed_Object#cite_note-fanbook-1
  Comments:
As this is a first edit, I am not fully sure of the syntax/formatting needed (even after reading the quick overview). However, I have added three (of many) sites that define the word as a cursed item/object, seperately from the original definition of fetish. Please let me know if there is anything else necessary, or how to improve edits in the future if I attempt to do so again. 

Additionally, while the first two sources are moreso dictionary style pages, the third source is from an anime/manga wiki that provides context on the word as written in official fanbook material. (Source 1). 

Thank you!
  Diff:
@@ -13,0 +14,4 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>cursed object</gloss>
+</sense>

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